Downwinders Parity Act of 2021
Summary
Downwinders Parity Act of 2021 This bill expands a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing and subsequently developed specified cancers. Under current law, the program compensates, among others, individuals who were present in a designated geographic area during a period of nuclear testing. The bill expands that area to include all parts of Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona. Current law restricts eligibility to certain parts of those counties. The Department of Justice must report on efforts to inform individuals newly eligible for compensation about the program.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 10, 2021
Last action Jun 10, 2021
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Committee
1
Jun 10, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kyrsten Sinema
IIndependent
Co
Jacky Rosen
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Kelly
DDemocratic
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